Month: April 2025

Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk would like to ‘delete all IP law’

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Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekend’s worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, “delete all IP law.” X’s current owner Elon Musk quickly replied, “I agree.” It’s not clear what exactly brought these comments on, but they come at … Read more

U.S. Tariff Exemptions for Electronics Are ‘Temporary,’ Says Commerce Secretary

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The Trump administration’s exemption on tariffs for electronics may be short-lived. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the White House’s decision to exempt items like smartphones, computers, and other consumer electronics from steep tariffs earlier this month was only temporary. A new set of duties focused on semiconductors is expected within “a month or … Read more

How the Switch 2 compares to the ROG Ally

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has entered the ring, possibly complicating your decision of which handheld to buy this year. While Nintendo’s new console, which comes out on June 5th, may seem similar to handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, there’s a lot that sets them apart. Everything like how you … Read more

Everything You Have to Know About Go 1.24

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Today the Go team is excited to release Go 1.24, which you can get by visiting the download page. Go 1.24 comes with many improvements over Go 1.23. Here are some of the notable changes; for the full list, refer to the release notes. Language changes Go 1.24 now fully supports generic type aliases: a … Read more

Bitcoin price tags $86K as Trump tariff relief boosts breakout odds

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Bitcoin (BTC) hit an eleven-day high on April 13 as the crypto market relief rally closely tracked US financial policy changes. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin traders say brace for more volatility Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $86,000 for the first time since April 2. The pair had reacted … Read more

Jim Zemlin on taking a ‘portfolio approach’ to Linux Foundation projects

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The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux kernel, emerging as a sprawling umbrella outfit for a thousand open source projects spanning cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech, maps, and more. Last month, the OpenInfra Foundation … Read more

Wool, water, Wi-Fi: Modernizing an ancient business at the final frontiers of e-commerce

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One night in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a felting artisan ended her day with a prayer. May our partners have good health. May they be ambitious, and successful, and may their businesses grow. The next morning, sisters-in-law Chinara Makashova and Nazgul Esenbaeva, and the people they worked with awoke to what seemed like a miracle: Shopify orders. … Read more

iPads could get more Mac-like features soon

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By the time Apple releases M5-powered iPads, using iPadOS may feel closer to working on a Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. It won’t be macOS running on a tablet, but he writes that the changes will be significant enough to make people who want such a thing happy. Updates … Read more

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school

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Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author Saifedean Ammous to introduce a new curriculum focused on Bitcoin and Austrian economics. Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, is developing an educational curriculum combining the principles of Bitcoin (BTC) and Austrian economics. “I’m going … Read more

How to build an AI crypto trading bot with custom GPTs

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AI is transforming how people interact with financial markets, and cryptocurrency trading is no exception. With tools like OpenAI’s Custom GPTs, it is now possible for beginners and enthusiasts to create intelligent trading bots capable of analyzing data, generating signals and even executing trades. This guide analyzes the fundamentals of building a beginner-friendly AI crypto … Read more

Five Ways Your Favorite Stablecoin Could Totally Fall Apart

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:::info Authors: (1) Zhenbang Feng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (jasonfen@usc.edu); (2) Hardhik Mohanty, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern, California Los Angeles, CA, USA (hmohanty@usc.edu); (3) Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, … Read more